Tom Thibodeau compared this year’s Knicks team to his Bulls teams The loaded team has head coach Tom Thibodeau excited about the potential they have to snap the 51-year title drought. The longtime head coach even made a striking comparison of this year’s New York squad to the Chicago Bulls teams he coached over a decade ago.

The team's pre-existing camaraderie and chemistry reminds Thibodeau of his first head coaching stop with the Chicago Bulls in the early 2010's. "The Villanova thing was a long tim

Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau was asked how important the Nova Knicks connection is an interview with NBA.com's Steve Aschburner. While Thibodeau tried to downplay it, calling it "overrated," he then inadvertantly showed why their experience together is so important.

The three-time All-Star power forward has yet to agree to a contract extension with the Knicks, and could become an unrestricted free agent next summer.

Tom Thibodeau is open to playing Julius Randle at center next season but he fears that overexposing the All-Star to too much physicality could wear down his body.

Isaiah Hartenstein was as good a reserve center as there was in the league last season but took a big free agent payday to play for another contender in Oklahoma City. That leaves a combination of the feisty but undersized Precious Achiuwa and the athletic but raw Jericho Sims to do the job.

The New York Knicks will have opportunities throughout the season to play around with their starting lineup in order to get their best possible configuration. One possibility that the Knicks have yet to explore is the idea of Julius Randle coming off the bench,

Julius Randle's journey with the Knicks has been something of a roller coaster, dating back to the 2019-2020 season when he first arrived.